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Neteyam

Boy · NEH-teh-yam · Modern

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Neteyam is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,538th for boys in the US (22 babies).

What does Neteyam mean?

Modern: invented name from the film Avatar: The Way of Water

Neteyam is the eldest son of Jake Sully and Neytiri in the 2022 film Avatar: The Way of Water.

Say it
NEH-teh-yam

Is Neteyam a girl's or a boy's name?

Neteyam is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 22 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Neteyam in the US?

Rank in 2025
#4,538among boys
Babies in 2025
22about 1 in 78,000 boys
Five-year trend
Newly popularnew in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 22 boys in the US were named Neteyam, making it the 4,538th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2023, with 38 boys. It first appears in the records in 2023.

Half of all the boys named Neteyam in the US since 1880 were born between 2023 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.

2023Busiest: 38 in 20232025
Neteyam in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
202522#4,538
202429#3,791
202338#3,175

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